So, with the submissions portal open, go forth and submit! We want to see your brilliant, funny, strange, and/or uplifting science fiction stories!

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And last but not least, Escape Pod is piloted by our fearless leaders, @valerievaldes.bsky.social and @mightymur.bsky.social, who, as ever, have my deepest appreciation!

So, as the submission floodgates open, I wanted to extend a huge thank-you and express my appreciation for the hard work of our tireless associate editor team. You keep the ship flying!

I'm starting my second year as one of two assistant editors (along with @premeemohamed.com ), and I can say that nothing we do at Escape Pod would be possible without our brilliant crew of associate editors, both our returning veterans, and our team of new first readers.

escapepod.org/our-staff/

Me too!

Thanks also to our amazing publishers for all their support and hard work in making Escape Pod possible in the first place, our social media manager for spreading the word every week, and all the rest of the Escape Artists crew handling the money and tech and other essential behind the scenes stuff.

Huzzah! Happy birthday!

And don't forget to submit! We want to see your awesome, uplifting, funny and/or strange science-fiction short stories! With the associate editors' help, we aim to provide personal feedback to the majority of our short-fiction submissions.

escapepod.org/guidelines/s...

A huge thank-you to our associate editors! They really are essential to keeping our ship running.

Our newest associate editors joining us this year are Christine Amsden, @ajknights.bsky.social, @deuceofgears.bsky.social, @nikawrites.bsky.social, @mackycruz.bsky.social and Aahnix Bathurst.

Returning this year as associate editors are @phoebebarton.bsky.social, @marcustsong.bsky.social, @skumari.bsky.social, @filiphdz.bsky.social, and @ewenmaer.bsky.social.

One of my tasks in my new position as Assistant Editor is on-boarding and training our crew of associate editors, and let me tell you: we have an absolutely amazing crew of smart, thoughtful first readers, including our returning veterans and our brand-new class of associate editors.

Five years ago, I joined EP's staff of associate editors, and it's been a huge boon to my writing, but it's also given me a chance to meet and collaborate with the amazing folks who run Escape Pod, @podcastle.bsky.social, @pseudopod.bsky.social, @castofwonders.bsky.social, and @catscast.bsky.social.